Brockville meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Brockville agendas: pavilion naming, heritage delisting and airport terminal on the table — but no minutes yet

Brockville's city council and four committees were scheduled to meet five times over the past two weeks, but none of those meetings has posted minutes yet, based on the records reviewed for this roundup. No votes, contract awards or final decisions from the past 14 days can be confirmed from the material available. What follows comes from the published agendas only — items listed for discussion or consideration, not outcomes.

Council: pavilion name and officer appointments (Oct. 13)

Council's Oct. 13 agenda lists two bylaws for consideration. Bylaw 072-2026 would name the pavilion at 55 Water Street East in Reynolds Park the Ben TeKamp Pavilion. Bylaw 071-2026 would authorize Municipal Law Enforcement and Peace Officers for 42 Garden St., 11 James St. W., 48 Church St. and 19 Clarissa St.

The agenda also lists three proclamations: Oct. 21, 2026, as Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day; Nov. 20, 2026, as National Child Day; and Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 2026, as Poppy Week. A report on the Dana St. Greenbelt property is listed as well.

Accessibility committee: transit, payments, parking (Oct. 14)

The Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee agenda lists staff updates on the EASE Grant project and the LOOP Hearing System, along with transit system modifications and a digital payment system. Members were also set to discuss accessible parking in parking lots and street parking permits, and participation in an event titled "Beyond the Building: Creating a Culture of Inclusion."

Airport Commission: terminal building and taxiway work (Oct. 20)

The commission was scheduled to review staff reports on airport infrastructure and operations. Listed items include an update on a new terminal building, taxiway improvements, year-to-date fuel sales and movements, an update on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and electric air, and crack filling. No dollar figures appear in the agenda text.

General Committee: Dana St. Greenbelt and recreation report (Oct. 20)

The agenda is largely procedural. Staff report 2026-137 on the Dana St. Greenbelt property is listed for information only; the roughly 5.1-acre green space between Dana St. and Windsor Dr. was acquired by the City from the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in 2026, with an agreement to share cleanup costs.

Recreation Advisory Committee Chair John Francis was scheduled to give the committee's annual presentation. Members listed include John Ackerman, Marlene Greenhalgh, Dave Mallory, Councillor Louise Severson, John Sharpe and David White; Brigitte Pronovost resigned following relocation. Minutes were received from the Airport Commission (Sept. 15, 2026), the Downtown Brockville Business Improvement Area (Sept. 23, 2026) and the Brockville Public Library Board (July 27, 2026). Correspondence, board reports, new business and information items are all listed as Nil.

The agenda text describes the meeting as Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 4:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers, while the meeting record lists the date as Oct. 20. The discrepancy appears in the source material.

Heritage committee: 36 Broad Street (Oct. 21)

The Municipal Heritage Committee agenda lists removal of a heritage designation for 36 Broad Street, along with review of minutes from its Sept. 16, 2026, meeting.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days in the records provided. Residents who want to confirm schedules, read full agendas or check whether minutes have since been published should consult the City of Brockville's official website.

Brockville agendas list pavilion naming and enforcement bylaws, but no minutes yet confirm decisions

No decisions from Brockville's three most recent meetings are confirmed in published minutes. Agendas were available for the Planning and Development Committee on Oct. 6, the Council meeting on Oct. 13 and the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee on Oct. 14, but minutes for all three had not been published as of Oct. 19.

The most prominent item on the Oct. 13 Council agenda was a bylaw to name the pavilion at 55 Water Street East in Reynolds Park the Ben TeKamp Pavilion (Bylaw 072-2026). A second bylaw (071-2026) would authorize Municipal Law Enforcement and Peace Officers for 42 Garden St., 11 James St. W., 48 Church St. and 19 Clarissa St. Whether either bylaw was adopted is not established by the records available.

Accessibility report cites $51,250 grant

The Oct. 6 Planning and Development Committee agenda listed one substantive item: the annual presentation by the Brockville Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee, delivered by Chair Severson. The report cites $51,250.00 in EASE Grant funding for the Brockville Arts Centre, plus $8,000.00 approved in the 2026 Capital Budget.

Accessibility upgrades were reported at parks and streets including Kensington Park East, Sophia Street, John Knox Park, Duke Street, George Street, Blockhouse Island Park and Bramshot Street Park. Pedestrian crossover upgrades were reported at Brock Street and Bartholomew Street, and pushbutton upgrades at Parkedale Avenue and Windsor Drive. All other agenda sections — correspondence, board reports, staff reports, new business, information items and the consent agenda — were listed as Nil, and no decisions or public hearings were scheduled. Minutes from the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee (09 Sep 2026) and Municipal Heritage Committee (16 Sep 2026) were attached.

Transit and parking updates before accessibility committee

The Oct. 14 Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee agenda listed staff updates on the EASE Grant project and the LOOP Hearing System, transit system modifications and a digital payment system, accessible parking in parking lots and street parking permits, and participation in the "Beyond the Building: Creating a Culture of Inclusion" event. The agenda did not state any decisions.

Proclamations listed

The Council agenda also listed proclamations of Oct. 21, 2026, as Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day; Nov. 20, 2026, as National Child Day; and Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 2026, as Poppy Week.

Coming up

Oct. 20 — Airport Commission. Staff reports on a new terminal building, taxi way improvements, year-to-date fuel sales and movements, Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Air, and crack filling.

Oct. 20 — General Committee. Staff report 2026-137 on the Dana St. Greenbelt property is listed for information only. According to the agenda summary, the roughly 5.1-acre green space between Dana St. and Windsor Dr. was acquired by the City from the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in 2026, with an agreement to share cleanup costs. The Recreation Advisory Committee's annual presentation is by Chair John Francis; members listed include John Ackerman, Marlene Greenhalgh, Dave Mallory, Councillor Louise Severson, John Sharpe and David White, and Brigitte Pronovost resigned following relocation. The agenda states no dollar amounts, rezonings, ordinances or public hearings. Note: the meeting summary text refers to Wednesday, October 7, 2026, while the listing gives Oct. 20.

Oct. 21 — Municipal Heritage Committee. Removal of a heritage designation for 36 Broad Street, and review of minutes from the Sept. 16, 2026, meeting.

Brockville council to weigh pavilion name and officer appointments; recent committee meetings show no published decisions

Brockville's three committee meetings over the past two weeks were published as agendas only, and no minutes have been posted, so the available records show no decisions from those sessions. The next items that could be decided are on City Council's Oct. 13 agenda, where bylaws would name a park pavilion and authorize law enforcement officers for four private properties.

Council to consider pavilion name, officer appointments (Oct. 13)

Council will consider Bylaw 072-2026 to name the pavilion at 55 Water Street East in Reynolds Park the Ben TeKamp Pavilion. A second bylaw, 071-2026, would authorize Municipal Law Enforcement and Peace Officers for 42 Garden St., 11 James St. W., 48 Church St. and 19 Clarissa St.

The agenda also lists proclamations of Oct. 21, 2026, as Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day; Nov. 20, 2026, as National Child Day; and Oct. 30 to Nov. 11, 2026, as Poppy Week. A report on the Dana St. Greenbelt property is listed as well. These are agenda items; the outcome will not be known until the meeting.

Accessibility committee reports grant funding and street upgrades (Oct. 6)

The Planning and Development Committee met Oct. 6 at 4:30 PM at City Hall. Its only substantive item was the annual presentation by the Brockville Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee, delivered by Chair Severson. Correspondence, board reports, staff reports, new business, information items and the consent agenda were all listed as Nil, and no decisions or public hearings were scheduled.

The presentation report cites $51,250.00 in EASE Grant funding for the Brockville Arts Centre, plus $8,000.00 approved in the 2026 Capital Budget. It reports accessibility upgrades at Kensington Park East, Sophia Street, John Knox Park, Duke Street, George Street, Blockhouse Island Park and Bramshot Street Park; pedestrian crossover upgrades at Brock Street and Bartholomew Street; and pushbutton upgrades at Parkedale Avenue and Windsor Drive. Minutes from the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee (09 Sep 2026) and Municipal Heritage Committee (16 Sep 2026) were attached.

Trail and recreation committees: agendas, no decisions recorded (Oct. 1)

The Brock Trail Advisory Committee met Oct. 1 at 1:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. Its agenda listed adoption of the Sept. 3, 2026 minutes, staff reports on John Taylor Park and North Gorge, and new business on the Dana Street Greenbelt. The attached Sept. 3 minutes show no decisions beyond adopting the Aug. 6 minutes as amended. Those minutes state that VIA Rail is uncertain whether it owns land needed for the North Gorge trail, and that the project as planned could not proceed without access.

The Recreation Advisory Committee met the same day at 8:30 AM. Its agenda included correspondence on the Outdoor Rotary Rink ice schedule, a staff report on an annual presentation to General Committee scheduled for Oct. 7, 2026, and a Recreation User Guide presented by Kelly Brintnell, Tourism Advisor, and Natalie Finucan, Communications Coordinator. Delegations, new business and member reports were listed as nil.

Coming up

• **Oct. 13 — Council Meeting:** bylaws on the Ben TeKamp Pavilion name and law enforcement appointments, proclamations, and the Dana St. Greenbelt report.
• **Oct. 14 — Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee:** updates on the EASE Grant project, the LOOP Hearing System, transit system modifications and a digital payment system, accessible parking and street parking permits, and participation in the "Beyond the Building: Creating a Culture of Inclusion" event.
• **Oct. 20 — General Committee:** staff report 2026-137 on the Dana St. Greenbelt property, for information only. The roughly 5.1-acre green space between Dana St. and Windsor Dr. was acquired by the City from the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (ULGC) in 2026, with an agreement to share cleanup costs. Recreation Advisory Committee Chair John Francis gives the annual presentation. No dollar amounts, rezonings, ordinances or public hearings are stated in the agenda text. Note: the listing date is Oct. 20, while the agenda summary text says the meeting is Oct. 7, 2026; the two do not agree.

Brockville committees tackle pet cemetery fees, infrastructure spending, and minor variance requests

Brockville's General Committee was scheduled to vote on a $550 pet cemetery user fee and a series of infrastructure projects totaling over $250,000 at its July 21 meeting. Minutes have not yet been published, so outcomes are not confirmed.

General Committee — July 21

The committee agenda included a proposal to resume pet burial services at Pet Cemetery C and set a new user fee of $550, which would require a bylaw amendment (Report 2026-56).

Several infrastructure items were also on the agenda:

• A traffic by-law amendment to add two pedestrian crossovers — one at Brock Street and the Brock Trail, and another at Bartholomew Street serving the 220 Bartholomew Street development (Report 2026-106).
• An application to the Building Communities Strong Fund for reconstruction of the refueling apron and taxiway at the Brockville Regional 1000 Islands Tackaberry Airport (Report 2026-107).
• Purchase and installation of an automatic transfer switch for the Gord Watts Municipal Center at a cost of $19,951 (Report 2026-111).
• A contract of $87,300 with Capital Land Clearing Ltd. for greenspace clearing on Adley Drive (Report 2026-109).
• $83,100 for optional items on the Reynolds Park Pavilion tender.
• Up to $61,060 for roof repair of the St. Lawrence Park East Pavilion.
• Winter maintenance material purchases.

All items were listed for committee consideration; minutes confirming votes and outcomes have not been published.

Committee of Adjustment — July 22

The Committee of Adjustment was scheduled to hear and vote on three minor variance applications:

• **5 Brookside Place** — a request to reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 m to 5.23 m to allow a three-season sunroom. The application was listed with a condition of Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) approval.
• **1071 Shearer Drive** — a request to reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 m to 6.4 m for a three-season sunroom.
• **820 Laurier Boulevard** — a request to approve a loading space in the front yard.

The committee was also scheduled to adopt minutes from its June 17, 2026 meeting. Minutes from the July 22 meeting have not yet been published.

Recreation Advisory Committee — July 30

The Recreation Advisory Committee agenda included staff reports on the Memorial Centre Roof Project and potential Municipal Urban Recreation Facility (MURF) funding. The committee was also scheduled to hear a presentation from Joan Simon, Fundraising and Sponsorship Coordinator, on fundraising next steps. Minutes are not yet available.

Coming up

Brock Trail Advisory Committee — Thursday, August 6, 2026: The committee will review updates on John Taylor Park improvements (benches ordered, lighting proposal in progress, decorative fence approved), the North Gorge drainage project (awaiting CN approval before tendering can begin), and new trail signage to be ordered. Members will also discuss graffiti issues along the trail and prepare for an annual presentation to General Committee in September.

Brockville council weighs new hotel tax, transit cuts, procurement changes

Brockville city council met on June 23 to consider several policy changes, including a new tax on short-term accommodations, updates to purchasing rules, and reductions to transit service. The agenda also included traffic-sign modifications and a closed-door discussion about property acquisitions downtown. Official minutes from the meeting have not yet been published, so the items listed remain proposals that council debated but have not formally approved.

Proposed municipal accommodation tax

Council reviewed a proposed bylaw (047-2026) that would introduce a Municipal Accommodation Tax on hotel stays and other short-term lodging. Such a tax, common in many Ontario municipalities, is typically charged per night and collected by operators. The revenue would be used to support local tourism and marketing efforts. No vote tally or rate was provided in the agenda.

Transit system changes

The agenda included modifications to the city’s transit system to remove low-usage stops. While the specific stops were not listed in the available summary, the change is intended to streamline bus routes and improve efficiency. Residents who rely on those stops may face longer walks to alternative locations.

Procurement policy update

Council considered updating the city’s procurement policy to comply with the provincial Buy Ontario Act. The change would affect how the city purchases goods and services, potentially giving preference to Ontario-based suppliers. The agenda did not specify details of the policy language.

Traffic bylaw amendments

A proposed traffic-bylaw amendment would modify signage on Liston Avenue near Steacy Gardens. The exact change—whether new stop signs, speed limits, or other restrictions—was not detailed in the summary.

Closed session on land acquisition

Council moved into a closed session to discuss the potential acquisition of properties at 36-46 King Street W. Real-estate negotiations are exempt from open-meeting rules under the Municipal Act. No public details were released.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are scheduled in the next 14 days, according to current records. Residents can check the city’s website for future agendas and minutes as they become available.